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Demand Planning
Purpose
Use APO Demand Planning (DP) to create a forecast of market demand for yourcompany's products. This component allos you to take into consideration the many
different causal factors that affect demand. The result of APO Demand Planning is the
demand plan.Demand Planning is a poerful and fle!i"le tool that supports the demand planning process in yourcompany. User#specific planning layouts and interacti$e planning "ooks ena"le you to integrate people
from different departments% and e$en different companies% into the forecasting process. Using the DP
li"rary of statistical forecasting and ad$anced macro techni&ues you can create forecasts "ased on
demand history as ell as any num"er of causal factors% carry out predefined and self#defined tests on
forecast models and forecast results% and adopt a consensus#"ased approach to reconcile the demand
plans of different departments. To add marketing intelligence and make management adustments% you
use promotions and forecast o$errides. The seamless integration ith APO upply etork Planning
supports an efficient *OP process.
+ntegration
,ith Other APO -omponentsTo Do this Other information
Track exceptional,unexpected or criticalsituations in the demandplanning process
Open the Alert Monitor
Share plans with your supplychain planner
Use the functions for releasingdata to and from Supply NetworkPlanning
The supply chain plannercan plan resourcesased on a full andreliale picture ofdemand, and thedemand planner canmonitor wheread!ustments to thedemand plan ha"e een
necessary due toproduction, distriutionand other constraints#
$o reporting %nstall a &' front end and launch(ueries from your APO system
,ith Other ystemsTo Do this Other Information
)oad actual and*or planneddata into $emand Planningfrom a &', +*, or externalsystem or from a flat f ile
Use APO Administrator 'orkenchin $emand Planning
The functions of theAdministrator 'orkenchin APO are identical tothose of the
Administrator 'orkench
of the &usiness%nformation 'arehouse-&'.#
$o reporting +un the &usiness /xplorercomponent of the SAP &usiness%nformation 'arehouse -&'.
)oad data into &' Use APO Administrator 'orkenchin $emand Planning to load thedata into &' as from one data
The functions of theAdministrator 'orkenchin APO are identical to
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mart to another those of theAdministrator 'orkenchof the &usiness%nformation 'arehouse-&'.#
Manage your customers0forecasts using "endor1managed in"entory -2M%.
3ather your customers0 in"entoryand POS data "ia /$%
Seeendor /anaged
+n$entory ith APOand AP 012#
&uild a forecast together withyour suppliers, customersand other usiness partners
Use 4ollaorati"e $emandPlanning
Partners without an APOsystem plan demandthrough a we1asedinterface#
Demand Planning Process
Purpose
This process descri"es each acti$ity in the Demand Planning (DP) cycle. +n general% you
can assume that the order of the processes presented here is the order in hich you should
proceed through the DP cycle. 3oe$er% since DP is represented as a cycle% not a linearpath% you may decide to repeat certain acti$ities or to proceed in a different order.
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Process 4lo
The folloing diagram depicts the DP cycle.
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5. -arry out all the steps needed to set up your planning area. The planning area is
the "asis for all acti$ities in APO Demand Planning. +t is a collection of parameters
that define the scope of all planning tasks. The planning area is linked to the datamart. 6ou load into the data mart the actual history (for e!ample% "ookings%
shipments or "illings) that l7ll "e used to create the DP master data and generate
the demand forecasts. eePlanning Area Administration. 8. /ap the structure of your company (for e!ample% regions% di$isions% "rands%
products and customers) for planning purposes in the DP master data. ee /aster
Data etup.
2. -onfigure the layout of the planning screens for the different parties(departments% managers% di$isions% and so on) ho ill participate in demand
planning "y designing planning "ooks. Define macros to perform calculations%
carry out tests% and arn you of e!ceptional situations. ee Planning 9ook Design.
:. Define forecast models for time series forecasting% causal analysis and1orcomposite forecasting. ee Definition10edefinition of 4orecast /odels.
;. -reate a forecast of market demand using a top#don% middle#out% or "ottom#
up approach. -hoose from a ide $ariety of forecasting methods and techni&ues.ee -reation of the Demand 4orecast.
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$ersions that you did not release to P. ee /onitoring of 4orecast Accuracy.
5?. 0e$ise the master data to reflect the addition of ne products% customers% and so
on. ee /aster Data 0e$ision.
5. 0efine the forecast models in the light of knoledge gained from forecast
accuracy checks. Add ne models for ne products and product lines. ee
Definition10edefinition of 4orecast /odels.
0esult
The result of Demand Planning is the demand plan.
+nfoO"ects in Demand Planning
Definition
Demand Planning makes use of se$eral +nfoO"ects from the 9usiness +nformation
,arehouse.
Use
This section descri"es these +nfoO"ects and their use in Demand Planning in more detail.+ntegration
6ou can use infoO"ects such as key figures or characteristics "oth in Demand Planningand for reporting purposes in the 9usiness +nformation ,arehouse.
-haracteristic
Definition
A planning o"ect such as a product% location% "rand or region.
The master data of Demand Planning or upply etork Planning encompasses thepermitted $alues of the characteristics% the characteristic $alues. -haracteristic $alues are
discrete names or num"ers . 4or e!ample% the characteristic 'location' could ha$e the
$alues >ondon% Delhi ande 6ork.
Use
The characteristics used in Demand Planning are the same as those used in theAP 9usiness +nformation ,arehouse. 6ou create and edit characteristics in the
Administration ,ork"ench. 4or more information% see+nfoO"ectand -reating
+nfoO"ectsE -haracteristics.
AP deli$ers se$eral characteristics for use in AP APO as 9usiness -ontent. These
characteristics ha$e the prefi! BA as opposed to C for other 9, characteristics. As AP
reser$es the right to change these characteristics ithout notice% e strongly recommendthat you do not change them.
-ompared to 9, characteristics there are the folloingrestrictions for the use of characteristics in Demand Planning.
Data types DAT F Date and T+/ F Time are not permissi"le.
imilarly loercase characteristic names are not permissi"le. (6ou can of
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course use loercase in the description fields.
,e recommend that you do not use compound characteristics.
Descripti$e -haracteristics
Definition
9efore 0elease 2.5% product and location ere the only characteristics that could "e
transferred from Demand Planning to upply etork Planning (P) and Production
Planning and Detailed cheduling (PP1D). As of 0elease 2.5% it is possi"le to define
descripti$e characteristics for use in the applications that use Order >i$e-ache. Thesecharacteristics permit more detailed planning in se$eral applications.
As far as Demand Planning is concerned% descripti$e characteristics do not differ from
other characteristics.
Use
Demand Planning
0elease of Unconstrained Demand to Order >i$e-ache
Descripti$e characteristics are used in Order li$e-ache. +n order to use the
forecast from Demand Planning% you must release the demand plan to P. +n the release
transaction% you must edit the fields that appertain to descripti$e characteristics. Thedescripti$e characteristics are then attached to the resulting planned independent
re&uirements. ee also Descripti$e -haracteristics in Production Planning.
0elease of -onstrained Demand from Order li$e-ache to Demand Planning
This process recogniGes the characteristics attached to the >i$e-ache order and
transports the constrained forecast "ack to DP ith the same characteristic $alues. eealso 0elease of upply etork Plan to Demand Planningand 0eceipts and
0e&uirements During 0elease to DP.
Production Planning
-onsumption
,ith descripti$e characteristics% it is no possi"le to perform forecast consumption on
any characteristic in DP that can "e matched to an 012 attri"ute of a sales order. 4or
e!ample% including the customer in the descripti$e characteristics ena"les the
identification of customer#specific forecasts for the same location1product that can "econsumed "y a sales order for that customer.
-apa"le#to#/atch Planning (-T/)
Demand PrioritiGation
+t is possi"le to assign priorities "ased on descripti$e characteristics. 4or e!ample% you
can specify that one customer or customer group is gi$en preferential treatment if thedemand cannot "e completely satisfied.
-urrently% rules can "e found for a fe attri"utes of the forecast (product% location%
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/aster Data I /aintain -haracteristic alues.
8. @nter the master planning o"ect structure.
2. -hoose Display -haracteristics -om"inations.
6ou cannot assign attri"utes to aggregates.
+f you use na$igational attri"utes% it is much easier to
realign realignment characteristic $alue com"inations hencharacteristic $alues change. 4or more information% see J0ealigningK
a$igational Attri"utes.
Attri"utes in +nteracti$e Demand Planning
6ou do not see the difference "eteen characteristics and attri"utes in interacti$e demandplanning. Use the attri"utes for selection and na$igation.
0eporting
6ou can perform reporting on "oth characteristics and attri"utes.
4or more information% see the AP >i"rary for the AP 9usiness +nformation ,arehouse(9,) in the Administrator ,ork"ench component under a$igational Attri"utes.
Ley 4igure
Definition-ontains data that is represented as a numerical $alueMeither a &uantity or a monetary
$alue. @!amples of key figures used in Demand Planning are planned demand and ac tual
sales history. @!amples of key figures used in upply etork Planning are production
receipts and distri"ution receipts.Use
6ou create key figures in the Administration ,ork"ench% e$en if you only intend to usethe key figures in >i$e-ache. -hoose Tools I @dit +nfoO"ects.+n APO% create APO key figures (not 9, key figures).
There are three types of key figure that are of interest for demand planningE
Nuantity
Use this type for physical &uantities
Amount
This type is amounts of money
um"er
Use this type for num"ers that do not ha$e units of measure or currencies% such as factors.
The unit of measure and currency are alays taken from the planning area.
There are different places in hich a
Ley 4igures in Demand Planning @!plained
Demand Planning has a num"er of key figures that are used for separate% &uitespecific purposesE
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3istorical +nput
Original 3istory
-orrected 3istory
Original19aseline 4orecast
-orrected 4orecast
Promotion
3istorical +nput Definition
6ou enter the historical input key figure in the uni$ariate forecast profile. The historical
input key figure is the one hose actual data is used to calculate the forecast.6ou see the historical input key figure% sometimes called the orders history% in the uni$ariate forecast
$ie.
The key figure is taken from either an +nfo-u"e or the >i$e-ache.
Original 3istory
DefinitionThe original history is almost the same as the historical inputkey figure% "ut ith to
possi"le adustmentsE
The system adusts the historical input $alues as per the phase#in profile if thefolloing conditions are fulfilledE
5 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e created a phase#in profile.
8 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e maintained the "asic settings of the phase#in profile that is% you ha$e assigned characteristics to the profile.
2 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e assigned characteristic $alues to thephase#in profile.: The time range of the profile falls ithin the historical forecast horiGon of the master
forecast profile.
; 6ou ha$e specified that the phase#in profile affects historical data. +n the
maintenance of forecast profiles choose oto I Phase#in1out profiles I ettings.< 6ou ha$e selected /aterial fcst in the master forecast profile.
? To create the forecast% you use a uni$ariate forecast profile.
The system adusts the historical input $alues as per the phase#out profile if thefolloing conditions are fulfilledE
5 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e created a phase#out profile.
8 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e maintained the "asic settings of the phase#out profile that is% you ha$e assigned characteristics to the profile.
2 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e assigned characteristic $alues to the
phase#out profile.
: The time range of the profile falls ithin the historical forecast horiGon of the masterforecast profile.
; 6ou ha$e specified that the phase#out profile affects historical data. +n the
maintenance of forecast profiles choose oto I Phase#in1out profiles I ettings.
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< 6ou ha$e selected /aterial fcst in the master forecast profile.
? To create the forecast% you use a uni$ariate forecast profile.
This results in the original history. The original history is displayed in interacti$e demandplanning if you ha$e included an actuals ro for the historical input key figure in the
planning "ook. The original history is not stored in the planning area. +t is the historical
input key figure that is stored in the planning area.+f neither of the a"o$e situations e!ists in your system% the historical input and the original history arethe same.
-orrected 3istory Definition
Ley figure in hich the history that has "een corrected "y the system or manually "y the
user is stored.
6ou can correct history (see steps 8 and 2 "elo) ithout storing it in this key figure. The
corrected history is then displayed in an au!iliary ro in the statistical forecast $ie and cannot "e
sa$ed. This has no significant performance disad$antages.
+f you set theRead corrected history datafrom planning $ersion indicator% the system uses the
corrected history as the "asis for the forecast% and not the key figure you entered for historical input inthe uni$ariate profile.
Only use this setting if you ha$e corrected the historical data manually. The system
automatically takes other effects such as phase#in1out profiles and outlier correction into account.
etting the indicator ould then result in such correction "eing applied each time you e!ecute the
forecast. ee also note 222;
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+f you use the history of a =like= product to create the forecast% the system "ases the forecast on the
original history. +t does not read the corrected history of the =like= product. +t applies any corrections
you ha$e specified (Days in period% Outlier correction%Historical value markingsand1or promotion
corrections) to the original history.
-orrected 3istory
Definition
Ley figure in hich the history that has "een corrected "y the system or manually "y theuser is stored.
6ou can correct history (see steps 8 and 2 "elo) ithout storing it in this key figure. The
corrected history is then displayed in an au!iliary ro in the statistical forecast $ie and cannot "e
sa$ed. This has no significant performance disad$antages.
+f you set theRead corrected history datafrom planning $ersion indicator% the system uses the
corrected history as the "asis for the forecast% and not the key figure you entered for historical input in
the uni$ariate profile.
Only use this setting if you ha$e corrected the historical data manually. The system
automatically takes other effects such as phase#in1out profiles and outlier correction into account.
etting the indicator ould then result in such correction "eing applied each time you e!ecute theforecast. ee also note 222;
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Original19aseline 4orecast
Definition
The original forecast% sometimes knon as the "aseline forecast% is the key figure tohich the original forecast results are ritten. +n addition% any e!isting phase#in profile
and1or phase#out profile is applied to the original forecast.
The system adusts the original1"aseline forecast $alues as per the phase#in profile if thefolloing conditions are fulfilledE
5 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e created a phase#in profile.
8 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e maintained the "asic settings of the phase#in profile
that is% you ha$e assigned characteristics to the profile.
2 4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e assigned characteristic $alues to the phase#in profile.
: The time range of the profile falls ithin the future forecast horiGon of the master forecast
profile.
; 6ou ha$e selectedMaterial fcstin the master forecast profile.
< 6ou ha$e specified that the phase#in profile affects historical data. +n the maintenance of forecast
profiles choose GotoPhase-in/out profiles Settings
? To create the forecast% you use a uni$ariate forecast profile.
The system adusts the original1"aseline forecast $alues as per the phase#out profile if the
folloing conditions are fulfilledE
4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e created a phase#out profile.
4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e maintained the "asic settings of the phase#out
profile that is% you ha$e assigned characteristics to the profile.
4rom the master forecast profile% you ha$e assigned characteristic $alues to the phase#out
profile.
The time range of the phase#out profile falls ithin the future forecast horiGon of the master
forecast profile.
6ou ha$e selectedMaterial fcstin the master forecast profile.
6ou ha$e specified that the phase#out profile affects historical data. +n the maintenance of
forecast profiles choose GotoPhase-in/out profilesSettings
To create the forecast% you use a uni$ariate forecast profile.
Use
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2 ,hen you create the planning area% you include a key figure for the original
forecast.
3 +f you use any of the folloing key figures% you assign them to the 4orecast key
figure in -ustomiGing for the planning areaE
-orrected history -orrected forecast
@!#post forecast
@!#post multiple linear regression
4 6ou enter the original forecast key figure as the!orecast key figurein the master forecastprofile.
5 +f you do promotion planning% you enter the original forecast key figure as thePlanning key
figureon thePlanning areata"strip in the promotion planning orkspace.
-orrected 4orecast
Definition
The corrected forecast key figure is made up as follosE5
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8 The system takes the original forecastas the starting point.
2 +f you ha$e entered a $alue in the Days in period field in the uni$ariate forecast
profile% the system adusts the corrected forecast key figure "ased on the actualnum"er of orkdays in each period. 4or a detailed e!planation% see the 45 3elp of
this field.
UseThe prere&uisities for using the corrected history key figure are as follosE +n the planning area% you ha$e included a key figure to hold the corrected forecast.
+n -ustomiGing% you ha$e defined hich key figure in your planning area is to hold the
corrected forecast and ha$e assigned it to the "aseline forecast key figure.
+n the uni$ariate forecast profile% you ha$e made an entry in the fieldDays in period
+f you ish to see the corrected forecast key figure in interacti$e demand planning% you ha$e
included a ro for it in the planning "ook and data $ie.
6ou do not need a corrected forecast key figure for promotion planning.
Promotion
Definition
The system stores a promotion as an a"solute num"er in the promotion key figure. +f youdefine your promotion as a percentage% the system con$erts the percentage to an a"solute
num"er "efore storing it.
Use
The prere&uisites for using the promotions key figure are as follosE
...
5. ,hen creating the planning area% you ha$e included a key figure for
promotions.
8. +f you ish to release the sum of the unpromoted forecast and the promotedforecast to upply etork Planning% you ha$e included in the planning area a keyfigure to contain the total.
2. +f you ish to see the promotions key figure in interacti$e demand planning%
you ha$e included a ro for it in the planning "ook and data $ie.
:. +f you ish to see the sum of the unpromoted forecast and the promotedforecast in interacti$e demand planning% you ha$e ritten a macro that adds the to
together and displays them in a third ro of the planning "ook data $ie. This ro
can "e the key figure you defined in step 8.
;. +f you ish to release the sum of the unpromoted forecast and the promotedforecast to upply etork Planning% you ha$e ritten a macro that adds the to
together and stores the results in the key figure you created during the transfer
process in step 8.
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Planning I Planning I Promotion I /aintain Promotion Ley 4igures.
. +n the orkspace on the Promotions Planning desktop% you ha$e entered the
original forecast key figure as the Planning key figure and ha$e specified thePromotions key figure on the Planning area ta"strip.
4or more information% see Promotion Planning.
Data ,arehousing ,ork"ench
The Data ,arehousing ,ork"ench contained in AP APO is used in e!actly the sameay as the Data ,arehousing ,ork"ench of the AP et,ea$er 9usiness +ntelligence
(9+) usage type. 4or more information% see the AP >i"rary of AP et,ea$er under
AP et,ea$er >i"rary IAP et,ea$er Ley 4unctional Area I Ley 4unctionalAreas of +nformation +ntegration I 9usiness +ntelligence I Data ,arehousing I Data
,arehousing ,ork"ench.
Data ,arehousing ,ork"ench
The Data ,arehousing ,ork"ench contained in AP APO is used in e!actly the same
ay as the Data ,arehousing ,ork"ench of the AP et,ea$er 9usiness +ntelligence
(9+) usage type. 4or more information% see the AP >i"rary of AP et,ea$er underAP et,ea$er >i"rary IAP et,ea$er Ley 4unctional Area I Ley 4unctional
Areas of +nformation +ntegration I 9usiness +ntelligence I Data ,arehousing I Data
,arehousing ,ork"ench.
Planning O"ect tructures
Definition
The term planning o"ect structure comprises of
R /aster planning o"ect structuresand
R Aggregates4or more information% see the rele$ant topics.
Planning O"ect tructures
Definition
The term planning o"ect structure comprises of
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R /aster planning o"ect structuresand
R Aggregates
4or more information% see the rele$ant topics.
,orking ith /aster Planning O"ect tructures
Use
/aster planning o"ect structures are prere&uisites for creating planning areas in upply
and Demand Planning.
+n Demand Planning you can assign any characteristics that e!ist in the system to the
master planning o"ect structure.
The folloing applications ha$e fi!ed sets of standard characteristicsE
R upply etork Planning
R -haracteristic#"ased forecasting
R 4orecasting ith "ills of materialPrere&uisites
6ou ha$e created the characteristics ith hich you ish to ork.
Procedure
To edit master planning o"ect structures you ork in upply and Demand Planning
Administration% hich you access "y choosing Demand Planning1upply etork
Planning I @n$ironment I -urrent ettings I Administration of Demand Planning andupply etork Planning.
+n *DP Administration you can editE
R Planning areas
R /aster planning o"ect structures
To edit master planning o"ect structures choose Plng o"ect structures on theselection "utton (top left of the screen).
-reating /aster Planning O"ect tructures
5. -hoose -reate master planning o"ect structure from the conte!t menu.
8. On the dialog "o! that appears enter a name for the ne master planningo"ect structure and choose . The -onfigure Planning O"ect tructure screen
appears.
2. @nter a descripti$e te!t for the master planning o"ect structure.
:. 6ou no assign characteristics from the ta"le on the right of the screen. +fthe master planning o"ect structure is for use in one of the applications listed a"o$e
in the Use section% simply select the rele$ant indicator. The standard characteristics
are transferred automatically. Otherise select the characteristics that you ant to
use and then choose . imilarly you can choose to remo$e characteristics from themaster planning o"ect structure.
;. 6ou can also assign dimensions to the characteristics in your master
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planning o"ect structure. Dimensions here are similar to dimensions in +nfo-u"es
and are used to impro$e performance. To assign dimensions use the pull#don "o!
in the dimension () column of the left hand ta"le. 6ou can add further dimensions"y choosing the Add "utton at the "ottom of the screen.
O-O% you must specify these characteristics in the masterplanning o"ect structure. +n general you should use the to AP characteristics as
the "asis for the ne characteristics. The main reason for changing these
characteristics is to "e a"le to use na$igational attri"utes in Demand Planning
ithout causing pro"lems afterards in P (P does not support na$igationalattri"utes). To assign the product 1 location characteristics in the master planning
o"ect structure choose @dit I Assign prod.1loc.. @nter the rele$ant characteristics
in the dialog "o! that appears.
?. a$e your master planning o"ect structure.
-hanging Planning O"ect tructures
AP recommends that you do not change master planning o"ect structures that ha$e
"een acti$ated and that are in use in planning "ooks.
To remo$e a characteristic from a master planning o"ect structure you must firstdeacti$ate the structure.
,hen you deacti$ate a master planning o"ect structure% all characteristic$alue com"inations are deleted and the e!isting li$e-ache time series o"ects
"ecome inconsistent.
Acti$ating1Deacti$ating /aster Planning O"ect tructures
9efore you can ork ith a master planning o"ect structure (for e!ample create
characteristics com"inations or assign them to a planning area) you must acti$ate it.
6ou can do this eitherE
R 4rom the planning o"ect structure orkspace in *DP Administration "yselecting the master planning o"ect structure and then choosing Acti$ate or
Deacti$ate from the conte!t menu.
R On the -onfigure Planning O"ect tructure screen "y choosing to
acti$ate or to deacti$ate.
-haracteristic alue -om"ination
Definition
A characteristic $alue com"ination is the com"ination of characteristic $alues ith hich
you ant to plan. +t is sometimes referred to as a characteristic com"ination. 6ou can
only plan data if you ha$e defined such a com"ination.
-haracteristic $alue com"inations are planned for master planning o"ect structures. The
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com"inations are then $alid for all planning areas "ased on this planning o"ect structure.
Use
There are to paths for accessing characteristic $alue com"ination maintenance. 9oth
paths lead to the same screen.
R On the AP @asy Access screen% choose /aster Data IDemand Planning /asterData I /aintain -haracteristic alues.
R +n *DP Administration% select the rele$ant master planning o"ect structure and
then -reate -har. -om"ination from the conte!t menu.
+n "oth cases% the /aintain -haracteristic -om"inations 0ele$ant to Planning screen
appears. 3ere you can perform the folloing acti$itiesE
R enerate characteristic com"inations
6ou use this option to generate characteristic com"inations "ased on the contents ofan +nfo-u"e. The system checks hich com"inations of $alues e!ist in the
+nfo-u"e and creates them for the master planning o"ect structure.
As a result% it is essential that the same characteristics are contained in the +nfo-u"eand the master planning o"ect structure. The +nfo-u"e can contain morecharacteristics than the master planning o"ect structure. Taking the a"o$e pro$iso
into account% you can use any +nfo-u"e to generate com"inations.
ee alsoenerating /aster Data for DP.
R -reate indi$idual characteristic com"inations
6ou use this option if there is no suita"le data stored in an +nfo-u"e or the
com"inations of $alues is ne% for instance% a ne product. ee also -reating a
ingle @ntry in the /aster Data.
R Display or delete e!isting characteristic com"inations
ee alsoDisplay and Deletion of -haracteristic alue -om"inations.During operation% ne characteristic $alue com"inations occur. 4or instance% your
company introduces ne products or products are manufactured at another location. AP
pro$ides a realignment tool ith hich you create the ne characteristic $aluecom"inations automatically. 4ore more information% see 0ealignment.
Another method of maintaining se$eral characteristic $alue com"inations is to edit the
com"inations in a flat file such as a /icrosoft @!cel file% upload this file to an +nfo-u"e%and then use this +nfo-u"e to generate the characteristic $alue com"inations.
0ead the cautions a"o$e "efore deacti$ating master planning o"ect
structures.
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-reation of -haracteristic
alue -om"inations
Use
Use this function to create se$eral characteristic $alue com"inations either online or as aorklist from hich the characteristic $alue com"inations can "e created later in a
"ackground o".
Prere&uisites
6ou ha$e created and acti$ated the master planning o"ect structure.
+f you ant to create the corresponding time series o"ects% you must ha$e created andinitialiGed the rele$ant planning area.
4eatures
The function has four optionsE
R -reate /anually
6ou can create one or more characteristic $alue com"inations manually. The ne
com"inations are first placed in a orklist and can "e used as the "asis for furthercom"inations. 6ou can then check the ne com"inations. The folloing checks are
carried outE
R Duplicate entries
Do the ne entries e!ist alreadyS
R Type
Dos the ne entries ha$e the correct entry format F numerical entry
only% alphanumericalS
R pecial characters
Do the ne entries contain special characters that are not alloedS
R -on$ersion routine
Are the prere&uisites for the con$ersion routine for the characteristicfulfilledS
6ou then generate the selected com"inations. The ne characteristic $alue
com"inations are displayed immediately.
+t is also possi"le to load com"inations from other sources. 4or more details see"elo.
R >oad to ,orklist
6ou can directly load data into the orklist from other sources. These sources areE
R Planning O"ect tructuresThis is can "e the same planning o"ect structure as you are currentlyorking in. +n this case the com"inations that are loaded form the "asis
for ne com"inations to create ne com"inations you must change
the e!isting ones. Alternati$ely you can upload com"inations fromanother planning o"ect structure. +n this case the structure should "e
similar in "oth planning o"ect structures. This means that at least one
characteristic should "e the same% "ut to ork effecti$ely the
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differences should "e $ery small. The $alues of the characteristics that
are contained in the target planning o"ect structure "ut not in the
source remain "lank in the orklist and must "e filled manually orusing the 9Ad+. -haracteristics that e!ist in the source "ut not the
target are ignored.
R +nfoPro$ider6ou can upload com"inations from+nfoPro$idersin the 9usiness+nformation ,arehouse. The same remark as a"o$e apply for
+nfoPro$iders.
R 4ile
6ou can create a list of characteristic $alue com"inations as a file andupload it. 4or details of the file format% choose the +nformation icon
that appears hen you choose 4ile as the Data ource.
ote that you can upload data from a P- in online mode% "ut canaccess the application ser$er in "oth online and "ackground mode.
R 9usiness Add#+n (9Ad+)+f you ha$e implemented the -O/9+@0+-3 method of the
1APAPO1DP/AT@0 9Ad+% you use it to import data to theorklist. 4or more information% see the +/ under 9usiness Add#+ns
# Additional 4unctions for -haracteristic alue -om"inations.
R enerate +mmediately
The system generates the ne characteristic $alue com"inations from the same datasources as a"o$e immediately ithout creating a orklist.
R enerate in 9ackground
+n a "ackground o" the system generates the ne characteristic $alue com"inations
from the same data sources as descri"ed a"o$e in>oad to ,orklist% ithout creatinga orklist.
Acti$ities
,orking ith the ,orklist
The orklist is "ased on the AP >ist ieer see A> rid -ontrol (9-#0#
A>). This means that you ha$e the usual functions to change% filter and sort thedisplay. The folloing functions are particular to the orklist
+con 4unction -omment
-reate ro -reates a ne ro in the orklist. 6ou enter ne $alues either
$ia the key"oard or "y using the 4: help.
-opy ro 6ou select an e!isting entry and choose this icon. The system
creates an identical that you must then change to create a ne
characteristic com"ination.
0eplace
characteristic $alues
4or the selected ros in the orklist you can replace one
characteristic $alue ith another. ,hen you click on the icon adialog "o! appears in hich you choose the characteristic% the
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$alue to "e replaced% and the ne $alue.
-heck
@ntries
-arries out the checks descri"ed a"o$e in the -reate /anually
section for the selected ros.
enerate
com"inations
enerates characteristic $alue com"inations from the selected
ros. +f you ha$e set the Adust Time eries O"ects indicatoron the initial screen% these are also created. (4or more
information% see the 45 help for this indicator.)
>og Displays the log for the current session
+f you load data from the current planning o"ect structure into the
orklist and change entries% these com"inations are not changed in the
planning o"ect structure. e com"inations are created% "ut the e!istingcom"inations are neither deleted or changed. +f you ant to do this% use
0ealignment.
Adustment of Time eries O"ects
Use
+n general hen you create characteristic $alue com"inations you also create thecorresponding time series o"ects "y setting the Adust Time eries O"ects indicator.
3oe$er there are situations here this is not ad$isa"leE
R 6ou ha$e created many characteristic $alue com"inations. ince creating the time
series o"ects takes longer than creating the characteristic $alue com"inationsthemsel$es% it can impro$e system performance if you do this in a "ackground o"%
scheduled for a lo#load period such as at night or the eekend.
R e$eral o"s run simulataneouly for the same master planning o"ect structure.This can cause inconsistencies. The cases in hich this can happen are less than in
earlier releases. The main case is hen se$eral users create characteristic $alue
com"inations at the same time.
Prere&uisites
Time series o"ects already e!ist for the master planning o"ect structure. This means that
you ha$e initilaiGed at least one planning area "ased on the master planning o"ectstructure.
Acti$ities
6ou start this function from *DP Administration for planning o"ect
structures "y selecting the rele$ant master planning o"ect structure and choosing Adust
Time eries from the conte!t menu. On the Adust Time eries O"ects screen that
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appears you can see if the function needs to "e e!ecuted "y choosing the icon ith the
&uick info te!t Time series to "e adusted. The system displays the num"er of times series
o"ects to "e created or deleted.
6ou can also specify that the system creates an error log hen it e!ecutes the program.
+t is also possi"le to create a program $ariant and thus run the program in the "ackground.
Aggregate
Definition
The aggregates in APO are not the same as those in the 9usiness +nformation ,arehouse(9,)% "ut they ha$e the same purposeE to speed up data access and therefore increase
performance. AP recommends that you use aggregates in Demand Planning.
These aggregates are sometimes referred to as persistent aggregates% in particular hen
talking a"out detail and aggregate le$els in interacti$e planning.
Use
An APO aggregate contains a su"set of the characteristics in the master planning o"ect
structure. The creation and use of aggregates is optional. The data is alays sa$ed on the
loest le$el of detail. +f aggregates e!ist% the system sa$es the planning data on thedefined aggregate le$els as ell as on the loest le$el of detail. The data is sa$ed tice%
"ut consistently that is% the sum of the details e&uals the aggregate $alue.
AP recommends that the aggregates you "uild in APO for planning data also e!ist in
9, for actual data.
+f you ant to sa$e fi!ed $alues at aggregate le$el that is not at detail le$el of the master
planning o"ect structure% in a planning "ook% you must create aggregates for this le$el.
Otherise the data is only sa$ed at detail le$el.
6ou cannot form aggregates for na$igational attri"utes
ee alsoE
4i!ing Ley 4igure alues
Aggregates are discussed in detail in O note ;C22
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planning le$el affects the other le$els.
Prere&uisites
To "e a"le to fi! a key figure in interacti$e planning% the folloing prere&uisites must "e
metE
R The key figure must ha$e a calculation type that allos for disaggregation% fore!ample% pro rata or "ased on another key figure. A calculation type for a$erage
calculations or o -alculation are not alloed. The system pre$ents you fromcreating such planning areas ith key figures for fi!ing.
R 6ou ha$e included the key figure in the planning area. 6ou ha$e defined this key
figure as a 4i!a"le Ley 4igure. +f you also ant to fi! key figures ith Gero $alues%
you must ha$e set the Vero alloed and 4i!a"le Vero indicators.
...
4eatures
Propagation of 4i!ing +nformation
+f you ork ith the propagation of fi!ing information% you can create and fi! data at anaggregated le$el ithout ha$ing created a fi!ed aggregate for this le$el. The prere&uisite
is that you are orking at aggregated le$el and the detail le$els are not $isi"le. +f you fi!a $alue at aggregated le$el in this case% the system propagates the fi!ing information at
the detail le$els% meaning that it fi!es the $alues at the detail le$els as ell. +f you unfi! a
$alue at aggregated le$el% the system also unfi!es the $alues at the detail le$els.
+f the detail le$els are $isi"le% hoe$er% and you fi! a $alue at aggregated le$el% the
system does not automatically propagate the fi!ing information at the detail le$els.
+f you fi! all the $alues at the detail le$els% the system does not fi! the corresponding total
$alue at the aggregated le$el. 3oe$er% the $alue is displayed as fi!ed.
+f you ork ith se$eral fi!ed $alues at the detail le$els% at least one$alue and the total must "e ready for input% meaning they should not "e fi!ed.
Otherise the system cannot make any changes.
+f a firm aggregate e!ists for a specific le$el and you fi! it% the system propagates the
fi!ing at the detail le$els as ell. The aggregate itself remains fi!ed e$en after you sa$e.
Acti$ities
4unctions for 4i!ing in +nteracti$e Planning
4unction Procedure
4i! a key figure $alue Dou"le#click in the cell for the key figure$alue. Alternati$ely% click on the cell ith
the right mouse "utton and choose 4i!cell.
A padlock icon and a pink font indicate
that this $alue is no fi!ed.
Unfi! a key figure $alue Dou"le#click in the cell for the key figure
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$alue. Alternati$ely% click on the cell iththe right mouse "utton and choose Unfi!.
a$e a $alue as a fi!ed $alue a$e the planning "ook.
,hen orking ith different aggregate le$els% onlydisplay the key figures that are currently of interest. Use the key figureselection icon () from the tool"ar a"o$e the planning ta"le to do this. This
makes the display more intelligi"le.
@!ample
6our planning "ook contains the folloing characteristicsE
R ales organiGation
R >ocation
R Product
R -ustomer6ou start interacti$e planning ith a planning "ook at the ales OrganiGation 5CCC le$eland drill don on the location. 9efore you display any details% you enter a $alue% fi! and
sa$e it.
+f you no drill don on some products% they ha$e all "een fi!ed.
6ou can unfi! one line% for instance the last. The total is automatically unfi!ed so
that the data remains consistent. +n the e!ample "elo% if you add 5C to the total 2CC% this
is added to the unfi!ed lines% that is the : in the last line is increased "y 5C.
6ou can also use the function to change the distri"ution to each detail line. To do so%unfi! the lines that should "e changed and fi! the total. The sum of the unfi!ed lines
remains constant. +f you change ;8 to 5C in the e!ample "elo% the system automatically
changes ; to 5CC.
Using this procedure it is $ery easy to generate negati$e entries% hich
make no sense for planning purposes. +n the a"o$e e!ample% if you ere to
enter 8CC instead of 5C% the $alue for P: ould "e changed to FBC.
+f you no sa$e the planning "ook% the total only remains fi!ed if there is an aggregate
for this characteristic com"ination% in this case for sales organiGation and location.
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aila"le for administrati$e purposes.
4eatures
6ou can run consistency checks for
R /aster planning o"ect structures
R Aggregates
R -haracteristics
The checks that you can select are dependent on hich type of o"ect you select.
6ou choose the elect checks "utton to select these checks. 9y clicking on the 3elpicon you can display the online help for each check. This also tells you if it is possi"le to
use the 0epair option ith this check to automatically correct any errors found in the
o"ect.
6ou can use the election -ondition and rouping -ondition "uttons to restrict the
characteristic $alue com"inations that are checked.
There are to modes
R AnalyGe
The selected check(s) are carried out. A results screen appears from hich you cango to a more detailed log.
R 0epair
+f the selected check permits (see online help for check)% the system automatically
tries to correct any errors it finds. As a"o$e a results screen appears from hich youcan go to a more detailed log.
Acti$ities6ou access the checks either "y choosing Ad$anced Planning and OptimiGation I APO#Administration I -onsistency -hecks I Demand Planning I -onsistency -heck for
Planning O"ect tructure or
in maintenance of a planning o"ect structure "y choosing @!tras I -onsistency -heck.
On the screen that appears you select the type of o"ect that you ant to check (masterplanning o"ect structure% aggregate% or characteristic) and enter the name of the o"ect.
6ou first run the checks in Analyse mode% and then if any errors are detected that can "e
corrected in 0epair mode (deselect unnecessary checks).
Planning Area
Definition
Planning areas are the central data structures for Demand Planning and upply etorkPlanning.
The planning area is created as part of the Demand Planning1upply etork Planning
setup. A planning "ook is "ased on a planning area. The end user is aare of the planning
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"ook% not the planning area. The li$e-ache o"ects in hich data is sa$ed are "ased on
the planning area% not the planning "ook.
The planning area specifies the folloingE
R Unit of measure in hich data is planned
R -urrency in hich data is planned (optional)
R -urrency con$ersion type for $ieing planning data in other currencies (optional)
R torage "uckets profile that determines the "uckets in hich data is stored in this
planning area
R Aggregate le$els on hich data can "e stored in addition to the loest le$el of
detail in order to enhance performance
R Ley figures that are used in this planning area
R ettings that determine ho each key figure is disaggregated% aggregated% andsa$ed
R The assignment of key figures to aggregates
upply etork Planning comes ith predefined planning areas. 6ou can also define
your on planning areas.
Use
6ou define planning areas in *DP Administration.
tructure
6ou assign a planning area to a master planning o"ect structure% hich in turn is assigned
characteristics and aggregates.
hich in turn is assigned characteristics and aggregates.
6ou assign the key figures ith hich you ant to ork directly to the planning area.
torage 9uckets Profile
Definition
There are to kinds of time "ucket profilesE one is used for storing data (the storage"uckets profile)% and the other for planning the data (the planning "uckets profile).
A storage "uckets profile defines the time "uckets in hich data "ased on a gi$en
planning area is sa$ed in Demand Planning or upply etork Planning.
+n a storage "uckets profile% you specifyER One or more periodicities in hich you ish the data to "e sa$ed
R The horiGon during hich the profile is $alid.
6ou can also include a time stream in storage "ucket profile. 6ou use time streams to
incorporate factory calendars and other planning calendars in Demand Planning. 6ou canthus specify hich days are orkdays and hich days are holidays. 6ou define time
streams in -ustomiGing under APO I /aster Data I -alendar I /aintain Planning
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-alendar (Time tream). 0efer to the implementation guide (+/) "efore editing time
streams.
6ou assign the time stream to the storage "ucket profile in the rele$ant field at the "ottomof the screen.
6ou select the periodicities month and eek in the storage "ucketsprofile. 6ou do not enter a time stream. Data for the months of Hune and Huly
8CC5 is stored in the folloing "uckets% also knon as technical periods.
Time span um"er of
days
4riday through unday%
Hune 5#2
2 days
/onday through
unday% Hune :#5C
? days
/onday throughunday% Hune 55#5?
? days
/onday throughunday% Hune 5#8:
? days
/onday throughaturday% Hune 8;#2C
< days
unday% Huly 5 5 days
/onday throughunday% Huly 8#
? days
/onday through
unday% Huly B#5;
? days
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unday% Huly 5
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technical periods take up storage space. On the other hand% you must include all the
periodicities in hich you intend to plan. 4or e!ample% if you intend to plan in months%
you must include the periodicity month in the storage "uckets profile.
6ou need a storage "uckets profile "efore you can create a planning area.
The storage "uckets profile can "e used for the release to P. 4or more information%
see 0elease of the Demand Plan to P.
The ay data is sa$ed is further defined "y the ay you customiGe the -alculation typeand Time#"ased disaggregation in the planning area. 4or more information% see
Aggregation and Disaggregationand the 45 3elp for these fields.
To define the "uckets in hich data is displayed and planned in interacti$e planning%
create a planning "uckets profile. 4or more information% seePlanning 9uckets Profile.
6ou maintain storage "ucket profiles in -ustomiGing under upply -hain Planning I
Demand Planning I 9asic ettings I Define torage 9ucket Profile.
Once a storage "uckets profile is in use% it is not possi"le to change it. +t is
therefore sensi"le to specify a relati$ely long horiGon. ince the storage"ucket profile does not take up any room in li$e-ache% this does not affectperformance.
Planning 9uckets Profile
Definition
+nformation that is incorporated into the definition of the past or future time horiGon ofdemand planning. The planning "uckets profile defines the folloingE
R ,hich time "uckets are used for planningR 3o many periods of the indi$idual time units are used
R The se&uence in hich the time periods ith the $arious time units appear in theplanning ta"le
Use
R 6ou can plan in monthly% eekly% daily or (com"ined ith fiscal year $ariants)
self#defined periods.
R ,hen you create a planning "uckets profile% only use the periodicities or a su"setof the periodicities that are also defined in the storage "uckets profiles (see storage
"uckets profiles) on hich the planning area is "ased. +n a planning "uckets
profile% do not include a periodicity that is not in the storage "uckets profile.
R 6ou can ha$e multiple planning "uckets profiles% and therefore multiple planninghoriGons% for one planning "ook. The planning "uckets profile is attached to the
data $ie ithin the planning "ook. 6ou could ha$e three data $ies for three
users% for e!ample% here a different planning "uckets profile is $alid for each$ieE /arketing plans in months% sales plans in months and eeks% and logistics
plans in eeks and days.
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R To sitch to a different planning "uckets profile in interacti$e planning% you open
the planning "ook iGard "y changing to Design mode and choosing the -hange
Planning 9ook "utton. On the Data ie ta" page% enter a name and description forthe ne $ie as ell as the re&uired time "ucket profiles and any other necessary
data.
R +f you specify a historical planning horiGon in the data $ie% the first historicaltime "ucket starts on the day "efore the future planning horiGon start date. The
second historical period "egins further "ack in the past% and so on. +f you plan in
eeks% the first day of the eek is alays /onday.
R +f you plan in eeks and the planning horiGon start date as specified in the data$ie of the planning "ook is not a /onday% the first eek of the planning horiGon is
predated to the pre$ious /onday. 4or e!ample% if the planning horiGon start date as
specified in the planning "ook is o$em"er 5% 8CC5 (a Thursday)% the first eek ofthe planning horiGon "egins on Octo"er 8B% 8CC5 (a /onday).
R +f the planning "uckets profile contains smaller and larger time "uckets% for
e!ample eeks and months% the smaller time "uckets take precedence if any
conflict arises. +f% for instance% you ha$e specified that the first month is to "eplanned in eeks and the month does not start or end on a /onday% the system
creates ; time "uckets of a eek's duration. 4or e!ample% you start planning on
Hanuary C5% 8CC5 and specify that the first month (Hanuary) is to "e planned ineeks. The first ; time "uckets from Hanuary 5 to 4e"ruary : are in eeks. The first
month "ucket is shortened and is from 4e"ruary ; through 4e"ruary 8.
R +f you forecast using mass processing o"s% the length of the planning horiGon is a
$ital prere&uisite for "eing a"le to sa$e corrected history and the corrected forecast.The historical planning horiGon in the planning "ook must include the historical
forecast horiGon in the master forecast profile. +t may also go further "ack into the
past than the historical forecast horiGon in the master forecast profile. +t must not "eshorter than in the master forecast profile. imilarly% the future planning horiGon in
the planning "ook must include the future forecast horiGon that is defined in the
master forecast profile. +t may also e!tend further into the future than the futureforecast horiGon in the master forecast profile. +t must not "e shorter than in the
master forecast profile. This restriction is necessary for performance reasons. +t
does not apply if you forecast in interacti$e demand planning.
R To read the data for the online release of the demand plan to P% you canuse a planning "uckets profile. 4or more information% see 0elease of the Demand
Plan to P.
R To release the demand plan to upply etork Planning in daily "uckets%
you use a daily "uckets profile% that is a planning "uckets profile containing daily"uckets only. The use of a time "uckets profile to release data to upply etork
Planning is optional. ee also0elease of the Demand Plan to Pand 0elease
from an +nfoPro$ider to P.
R To see the start and end dates of a period in a planning "ook or in the demand
planning ta"le% dou"le#click ith the right mouse "utton on the column heading. +n
this dialog "o!% you can also configure hat information you ant to see in the
column heading.
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R The "uckets in hich the data is stored in the system are knon as storage
"uckets or technical periods. 6ou define these technical periods hen you create a
storage "uckets profile. 4or information on ho technical periods affectdisaggregation and rounding% see@!ample of Disaggregation and 0ounding.
tructure
After you ha$e created the planning "uckets profile% use it for the definition of the future
planning horiGon and of the past horiGon "y entering them in a planning "ookE onehoriGon as future planning horiGon and one as past horiGon. The system displays the
horiGons in interacti$e demand and supply planning starting ith the smallest time "ucket
and finishing ith the largest time "ucket. The future horiGon starts ith the smallest time"ucket% on the planning horiGon start date% and orks forards% finishing ith the largest
time "ucket. The past horiGon starts ith the smallest time "ucket the day "efore the start
of the future horiGon and orks "ackards% finishing ith the largest time "ucketE
@!ample
um"er ofperiods
9asicperiodicity
4iscal year$ariant of "asic
periodicity(optional)
Displayperiodicity
4iscal year$ariant of
displayperiodicity
(optional)
8 6
5 6 /
8 / ,
+n the a"o$e e!ample% the time horiGon spans to years. Of these to years% the first year
is displayed in months. The first to months of this year are displayed in eeks.
The first ro defines the entire length of the time horiGon. The folloing ros define thedifferent sections of the horiGon. 6ou make entries in the columns um"er and Display
periodicity. The content of the other columns is displayed automatically hen you press
@nter. To see e!actly hich "uckets ill "e displayed% choose Period list.
-reating Planning Areas
Prere&uisites
6ou ha$e created a master planning o"ect structure.
Procedure
...
5. -hoose Demand Planning I @n$ironment I -urrent ettings I Administrationof Demand Planning and upply etork Planning. The Planning Area $ie
appears automatically.
8. elect the Planning areas node and -reate planning area from the conte!t menu.
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The -reate Planning Area dialog "o! appears.
2. @nter a name for the ne planning area% the master planning o"ect structure% a
storage "ucket profile and a unit of measure for the planning area. 6ou can alsoenter a currency for statistics and e!change rate type.
+f you access historical data from +nfo-u"es% you must ensure that theunits of measure in the +nfo-u"e and the planning area are the same.
:. -hoose @nter. A ne screen appears% at the Aggregate ta" page. The
system automatically copies the aggregates from the master planning o"ectstructure. +f you do not ant to use an aggregate in the planning area% select it and
then choose . ote that this feature is only a$aila"le for P planning areas.
;. On the Ley figs. ta" page assign key figures to the planning areas. +n the
right#hand ta"le you can see all the a$aila"le key figures in the system. elect there&uired key figures and choose to transfer them to the planning area. The system
creates for each key figure a planning o"ect at detail le$el and at each aggregate
le$el.4or more details of these planning o"ects% choose . +f a key figure is to
"e taken from an +nfo-u"e% enter the +nfo-u"e here.
+f a key figure is taken from an +nfo-u"e% the units of measure must "e
the same in the +nfo-u"e and the planning area.
/ost of the other fields on this screen are for use in P planning areas fordetails refer to the 45 help. +n Demand Planning the Ley 4igure emantics field is
used hen planning ith "ills of material. for more details see4orecasting ith
9ills of /aterial.
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the planning area.
4eatures
6ou can change a planning area as long as there are no time series and the planning area
has not "een initialiGed. +f there is one or more time series for the planning area% thesystem enters planning area maintenance in display mode. 6ou can still use se$eral
features% such as data e!traction% in change mode.
Planning Area -heck
+n change or display mode you can start a check for the planning area. This check is lesse!tensi$e than the full consistency check. The system checks
R the consistency of the data"ase entries
R that the planning o"ect structure is $alid
R the num"er of key figures
o log is created. The check stops as soon as the first message is issued. To start thecheck% choose .
4unctions a$aila"le under the oto /enu
election /anagement
This function refers to the selections used in forecasting. 4or more details% see
elections in 4orecasting. This function is not to "e confused ith selection organiGationas can "e accessed from the AP @asy Access screen (see election /anagement).
o to /aster Planning O"ect tructure
9y choosing oto I /aster Planning O"ect tructure you can go directly to the master
planning o"ect on hich the planning area is "ased. +f the master planning o"ect has"een deacti$ated% it is possi"le to change it% otherise the system sitches to Display
mode.
A similar function lets you go from a master planning o"ect structure to its dependentplanning areas.
o to >inked Planning 9ooks
9y choosing oto I >inked Planning 9ooks you can start interacti$e planning for
planning "ooks in the planning area. +f there is more than one planning "ook for theplanning area% a dialog "o! appears here you can choose a planning "ook.
otes O$er$ie
3ere you can call up the notes o$er$ie for the planning area. eeotes
/anagement.
Transport -onnection
Use this function to transport the planning area% planning "ooks% selections% and so on to
other systems. 4or more information see the +/ documentation for Demand Planning
(DP) under 9asic ettings I/aintain /anual Transport >ink for DP1P and the APote
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area has already "een initialiGed. 6ou can also add or delete key figures. 3oe$er% you
can only delete key figures that are no longer used in planning "ooks% data $ies% macros%
or demand forecasts. 6ou can find out in hich o"ects a specific key figure is used iththe here#used list.
Only e!perienced users should "e alloed to delete key figures or changekey figure properties in initialiGed planning areas. +f you make changes here%
the time series o"ects ha$e to "e adusted directly in li$e-ache and in thedata"ase. ince these changes are time#consuming% e recommend that you
make the changes to key figure properties in the "ackground.
4orecast ettings
+t is possi"le to use se$eral key figures for the forecast. 6ou can use this function tospecify hich key figures contain the other information re&uired for forecasting in
Demand Planning.
6ou can specify key figures for the folloings functionsE
R -orrected historyR -orrected forecast
R @!#post forecast
R @!#post multi#linear regression
and assign them to a forecast key figure.
Use of this function is optional. 3oe$er% if you do not enter a key figure in one ofthese fields% you cannot sa$e this information. +t is possi"le to create se$eral
com"inations for one planning area% "ut each key figure can only "e used once. 4or more
information on forecasting% see Definition10edefinition of 4orecast /odels.
Parallel Processing for +nitialiGation
6ou can define the technical system settings for the parallel processing of planning "ookinitialiGation. 6ou can specify the num"er of characteristic $alue com"inations in a "lock%
the minimum num"er of com"inations to initiate parallel processing% and the ma!imum
num"er of parallel processes. 4or more information% see the 45 help for the rele$antfields. -hoose ettings I Parallel Processing of +nitialiGation.
@!port Data ource
6ou can also generate an e!port data source to transfer data from the planning
area to an +nfo-u"e% see for e!ample% @!tracting Data from a Planning Area.
6ou can also access se$eral tools for use ith data e!traction. 4or more details% see
Tools for @!traction from Planning Areas.
-onsistency -hecks6ou can start consistency checks for notes% selections% and dependent planning "ooks. 4ormore information% see-onsistency -hecks for Planning Areas.
Acti$ities
+f you ant to change a planning area% from the AP @asy Access screen% choose Demand
Planning I @n$ironment I Administration of Demand Planning and upply etorkPlanning. elect a planning area and in the conte!t menu choose -hange.
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-onsistency -hecks for Planning Areas
Use
The consistency of planning area data is paramount importance for smooth e!ecution ofthe Demand Planning processes. -hanges in a planning area can result in inconsistencies
in su"ordinate o"ects. These functions let you check the consistency of the data in
$arious areas.
4eatures
6ou can check the consistency of the folloing o"ects from planning area maintenanceE
R otes ta"le
R election ta"le
R The planning "ooks that use the planning area
R The time series in >i$e-ache9oth notes and selections are stored internally in a ta"le that is created together ith theplanning area. +f the planning area is su"se&uently changed% for instance characteristics
are created or deleted% the su"ordinate ta"les may not agree ith the planning area. uch
inconsistencies may cause the program to terminate. The check for selections is the sameas the one you can access from selection management.
The system also checks the standard interfaces in P.
The fourth option is a consistency check for time series >i$e-ache o"ects. The system
checks that the corresponding o"ects for the planning area e!ist in >i$e-ache. Othermore specific checks are also a$aila"le F see the 45 help for more details.
+n se$eral cases you can correct any inconsistencies that the system finds immediately.
This of course depends on the se$erity of the pro"lems found.
Acti$ities
6ou start the consistencies checks from planning "ook maintenance. -hoose @!tras I-onsistency -hecks and then the check you ant to start. +n all cases a further screen
appears on hich you can make the necessary detail settings. 6ou the choose @!ecute to
start the checks. An application log appears after the checks ha$e run. +n it are listedE
W The checks that ha$e run
W Any arnings.
W Any errors
+t is also possi"le to schedule the checks as a "ackground o"s "y choosing Program I@!ecute in 9ackground.
Time eries -onsistency -heck
This check is only possi"le if time series o"ects e!ist for the planning area. This means
that you ha$e initialiGed at least one planning $ersion. +n a Demand Planning en$ironm
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Planning Area 4unctions in
*DP Administration
Use
e$eral functions for planning areas are directly a$aila"le in *DP Administration. 6ouaccess all functions from the conte!t menu.
4eatures
/aintenance 4unctions
6ou can change% delete and copy planning areas.
6ou can change a planning area as long as you ha$e not created any
time series o"ects for the planning areas.
To display the details of a planning area choose Detail from the conte!t menu. A second
screen area appears on the right. 3ere you can find information such as
R eneral information% for e!ample storage "ucket profile% unit of measure
R Details of master planning o"ect structure% including the key figures that ha$e"een assigned. The details of the key figures contain the +nfo-u"e if rele$ant% the
P details (key figure semantic% category group etc.)% and the disaggregation
settings as used in the planning area.
R Details of any aggregates. The same information is pro$ided as for the masterplanning o"ect structure.
R Administrati$e data such as ho created or changed the planning area hen.
R A list of the planning "ooks that are "ased on the planning area.
+t is possi"le to go directly from this detail screen to indi$idual o"ects% for e!ample aplanning "ook% "y dou"le#clicking on it.
e$eral functions that in pre$ious releases ere a$aila"le from the
conte!t menu ha$e "een mo$ed to ithin planning area maintenance (see@diting Planning Areas and Additional 4unctions). -onse&uently it is no
possi"le to enter planning area maintenance e$en if the planning area has
acti$e time series o"ects. +n this case you cannot change the planning area
itself% "ut can access and change the additional functions.
Time eries
9efore you can create and ork ith planning "ooks% you must create time series o"ects
for the planning area. This process is sometimes knon as initialiGing the planning area.The system creates a netork of characteristics and key figures in >i$e-ache.
6ou create time series o"ects for a $ersion and a period of time. 6ou can delete time
series o"ects and see hich time series o"ects e!ist for a planning area.
As of 0elease :.C it is possi"le to choose the initialiGation period for each key figureindi$idually. This means% for e!ample% that you initialiGe key figures for historical data
only in the past and forecast key figures only in the future. 6ou can thus reduce the
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On the initial screen% enter the report program1APAPO1TPA0@A++T+A>+V@.
-hoose .
8. @nter the re&uisite data as descri"ed in Planning Area 4unctions in *DPAdministration.
2. -hoose to sa$e the selection data as a $ariant. On the screen that appears%
enter a name and a description for the $ariant. -hoose .
:. 4rom the menu% choose Program I @!ecute in 9ackground.
;. On the screen that appears% enter the "ackground print parameters. -hoose
a$e.
i"rary documentation for -omputing -enter/anagement ystem (9-#--/).
etting Up 0olling +nitialiGation
+f you ant the system to roll o$er periodically ithout scheduling the same o"
repeatedly% you should use selection $aria"les to enter relati$e dates. The system thencalculates the start and end dates each time the report is e!ecuted. 4or instance% you
specify that the initialiGation period should "e from 58 months in the past to 58 months in
the future. +f todayXs date is Huly 5% 8CC2% this means that the initialiGation period starts on
Huly 5% 8CC8 and ends on Hune 2C% 8CC:. +f the report is started ane on August 5% 8CC2%change the dates to August 5% 8CC8 and Huly 25% 8CC:.
?. On the a$e as ariant screen select the election aria"le indicator for the
tart1@nd Date field.
. -hoose the election $aria"les "utton on the tool"ar.
B. +n the ta"le that appears% click on the traffic lights in column D so that the
lights change to green. -lick on the pull#don that appears "eneath the name of the
field (0DAT). A list of possi"le entry types appears. -hoose an entry type for arange such as 9eginning of mth#!! months% end of mthYyy months. -hoose .
5C. +n the dialog "o! that appears% enter the num"er of periods in the past or
in the future for start and end dates. -hoose .
55. -hoose .
58. -ontinue as in step 2 in the main procedure.
ee alsoE
ariantsin the AP >i"rary for the A9AP ,ork"ench
and in particularUsing aria"les for Date -alculations.
Time eries Data /anagement in Demand Planning
Use
This function ena"les you to use data from Time eries Data /anagement (TD/) in
planning areas of Demand Planning (DP).
Prere&uisites
6ou ha$e configured and acti$ated Time eries Data /anagement. 4or more
information% see Time eries Data /anagement.
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4eatures
6ou can ork ith time series data in the planning area at the folloing planning le$elsE
Z at location product le$el if the master planning o"ect structure contains thecharacteristics product and location
Z at detail le$el ith any characteristics in the master planning o"ect structures
+n this case% planning must take place at the most detailed le$el. This function is not
a$aila"le for orking ith planning areas of upply etork Planning (P) orith data from er$ice Parts Planning (PP).
ote the folloing general constraints hen orking ith TD/ inDemand PlanningE
Z 6ou cannot use any time series data in characteristics#"ased
forecasting.
Z 0ealignment is not possi"le for planning areas that useTD/.
Planning
6ou can carry out planning ith TD/ key figures at location product le$el or at detail
le$el if you are at the correct planning le$el. +f not% the corresponding key figures are notready for input in interacti$e planning. +n mass processing% you must select the correct
planning le$el as the aggregation le$el.
0eports
6ou can use the folloing reports hen orking ith time series dataE
Z 1APAPO1T-3@-L/AT@0DATA
6ou can use this report to check if all the master data e!ists for the location
products of a planning o"ect structure.Z 1APAPO1TD/P>O9>+T@@0
6ou can use this report to generate a list of location products that are used in a timeseries data type for a specific time period. 6ou can e!tend this list in a ord#
processing or spreadsheet program ith free characteristics and their $alues. Then
you can upload these characteristic $alues com"inations to a planning o"ectstructure. 4rom the AP @asy Access screen% choose Ad$anced Planning and
OptimiGation I /aster Data IApplication#pecific /aster Data I Demand
Planning I /aintain -haracteristic alues. 4or more information% see -reation of
-haracteristic alue -om"inations.
6ou can sa$e the list the report generates ith [> or T[T format. Toupload the list at a later time% hoe$er% you need format T[T.
Acti$ities
Planning Area /aintenance
eneral ettings for TD/
6ou make the settings for TD/ in planning area maintenance on the +nfo ta" page. 3ere
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you specify hether you ant to plan ith time series data at location product le$el or at
detail le$el. +n "oth cases you must specify a times series type for hich you ha$e
defined a corresponding time series data type in -ustomiGing for TD/E
Z TD/ at location product le$el
elect a mode A time series data type. +f you ork ith locations for hich you
ha$e set the $irtual child location (->) or third#party order processing (TPOP)indicator in the location product master% use type -.
Z TD/ at detail le$el
elect a time series data type ith mode 9.
Use -hange 3istory
6ou can also specify that the system records hen data in TD/ is changed in a changehistory. 4or this% the folloing prere&uisites must "e fulfilledE
Z 6ou ha$e set the TD/ -hange 3istory indicator in planning area maintenance on
the +nfo ta" page.
Z 6ou ha$e set the -hange 3istory indicator in -ustomiGing for Time eries Data/anagement under -onfigure Time eries Data /anagement.
6ou must also make sure that you ha$e set the o -hange 3istory indicator for key
figures for hich the system is not to record changes.
Define TD/ Ley 4igures
4or key figures that use TD/% select the se